bedouin Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Not sure if emulation is the best place for this post, but I'll ask anyway. I've had the Greatest Hits app since it was released, and bought the entire library at the same time. At some point, the games refused to download with an 'incorrect data size' error and advises to try another connection; when I do it makes no difference. I sent a support ticket to Atari but, as I somewhat expected, no answer. I've found others have this problem too, but no one has a solution. Any ideas? It's behaving this way on both my iPad and iPhone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mckafka99 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Try PM'ing Jeff Vav (http://atariage.com/forums/user/4553-jeffvav/) from Code Mystics - he's been around here before and may have a suggestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffVav Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Typically, the error is what it says it is... it's not getting the file it asked for from the Internet. The cause is that a service such as Verizon (I believe) is downsampling the images for the manuals, the controls, etc. The download checks the signature and size of the file to make sure it's the file it expects. Because of the ISP altering the data, the game is not getting the images it expects, and so you get this error. Another cause of this error can be parental filters in your router. It seems the background in Asteroids Deluxe is a little too skin-tone. So, that's the reason for the recommendation you use a different connection. So, if you were downloading via cellular, try Wifi (and turn *off* cellular data so it's not sneaking the data through the cell connection for some obscure reason). If you were using Wifi, try a different access point that is served by a different ISP, not just another access point with the same company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mckafka99 Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Are there any updates in the pipeline for the app? New games, tweaks, etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedouin Posted August 10, 2013 Author Share Posted August 10, 2013 I tried my 3G and DSL connections. Each of them are a different ISP. I've even tried downloading through a VPN to no avail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedouin Posted August 10, 2013 Author Share Posted August 10, 2013 Alright, I deleted the app and then reinstalled it. After that, I fired up the VPN and things were back to normal. It's incredibly annoying that there are ads even though I paid for the app . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffVav Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 I'm not fond of ads myself, but we had little say in the matter. That said, if you do a successful Restore Purchases the ads should go away. (Restore Purchases is at the end of the List View version of the game list.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+LS650 Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 I think Code Mystics also did the Activision Anthology for iOS..? Do you guys have any more classic/retro projects coming out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedouin Posted August 11, 2013 Author Share Posted August 11, 2013 I downloaded the Activision one last night. You guys did a good job on it, I think better than the Atari one even. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffVav Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Thanks. We can't talk about what isn't out (and in some cases, haven't been allowed to talk about some things that are out ), but we're always talking to owners of the classics. As to Activision Anthology, Activision let us have our way with that one, by and large. I'm happy with how it turned out, though I'd much like the opportunity to upgrade it to iPhone 5 native resolution, to get the controls off to the side if nothing else. If you haven't seen it, we also did Lost Treasures of Infocom on iOS, which I'm also pretty happy with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedouin Posted August 14, 2013 Author Share Posted August 14, 2013 Yes, I bought that too a few months ago :-) I didn't know the same people were involved though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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